# Accident 20060907030769A: Amtr MUSTANGII, Houston, TX, September 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 2006, 14:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Lone Star Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3519° N, 95.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3519&lon=-95.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N696DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696DM-2013-10-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Morton Richard W MUSTANG II (registry code 056029F, https://openairdocs.org/model/morton-richard-w-mustang-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR MUSTANGII
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,380 total, 2 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060907030769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) N696DM, AN EXP/AMATEUR BUILT, MUSTANG II, S/N MII-201 WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT IN THE VICINITY OF CXO. PRIMARY PURPOSE OF SLIGHT WAS FLIGHT CHECK FOR THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO DELIVER AIRCRAFT OWNER IN WASHINGTON STATE. DURING THE SECOND FLIGHT OF THE DAY, AND EIGHTH TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 01, AT APPROXIMATELY 400' AGL AND HALF A MILE FROM CXO THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONTROLS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO THE SECOND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE SECOND PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ELECTED TO EMERGENCY LAND IN A HOUSING BACK YARD AREA. HE TURNED 90 DEGREES AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GOING THROUGH A PRIVATE WOODEN FENCE AND CONTINUED ANOTHER 60 YARDS APPROXIMATELY. PROP DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH ENGINE FAILURE. AT THIS TIME CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE NOT DETERMINED. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LANDING GEAR, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, AND FWD FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA208), Sep 7, 2006: Morton Mustang II (N696DM), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for an undetermined reason. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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